SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MAGUIRE CHRISTOPHER JAMES

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

SUITE 100

ONE BALA PLAZA

(Street)

BALA CYNWYD

19004

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PHILADELPHIA CONSOLIDATED HOLDING CORP [ PHLY ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP & COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/07/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock (no par value)	11/07/2008		J		73,795⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	A	⁽³⁾	73,795	I	See Footnote⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock (no par value)								486,892	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Forward Purchase Agreement	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	11/07/2008		J⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾			299,448⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	Common Stock (no par value)	299,448	⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On November 9, 2006, a trust (the "Trust") of which the Reporting Person is a beneficiary and co-trustee entered into a forward purchase agreement with Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch (the "Agreement") relating to up to 299,448 shares (the "Contract Amount") of Common Stock. The Agreement provided that the Trust would deliver up to 299,448 shares (or, at the Trust's option, the cash equivalent) on November 7, 2008 (the "Settlement Date")

2. The number of shares delivered on the Settlement Date was determined pursuant to the Agreement as follows: (a) if the price of the shares on the Settlement Date (the "Settlement Value") is less than or equal to $41.9168 (the "Floor Price"), the number of shares will be equal to the Contract Amount; (b) if the Floor Price is less than the Settlement Value, and the Settlement Value is less than $56.5877 (the "Threshold Price"), the number of shares will be equal to the Contract Amount multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the Floor Price and whose denominator is the Settlement Value; (c) if the Settlement Value is greater than the Threshold Price, then the number of shares will be equal to the Contract Amount minus such Contract Amount multiplied by a fraction whose numerator is the Threshold Price, minus the Floor Price, and whose denominator is the Settlement Value. The Settlement Value was $59.35, and based upon this, 73,795 shares were delivered on the Settlement Date.

3. The Trust received $10,556,149.52 in November 2006 under the Agreement.

4. The Reporting Person is a trustee and beneficiary of the Trust which has entered into the Agreement.

Remarks:

	Craig P. Keller, Attorney-In-Fact	11/12/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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